Lesson 08 - Birthdays, Age
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Learn how to ask and tell your age in mandarin chinese.
Vocabulary : time, When is your birthday? How old are you?
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Lesson 08 - Birthdays, Age
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Learn how to ask and tell your age in mandarin chinese.
Vocabulary : time, When is your birthday? How old are you?
Conversation 1 : When is your birthday?
Translation- Mister, in which year were you born?
- I was born in 1976.
- When is your birthday? ( Your birthday is what month what day? )
- The 5th of march.( My birthday is March, 5th )
Conversation 2 : How old are you?
Translation- How old are you? ( this year )
- I'm 30.
Conversation 3 : When will you be in Beijing?
Translation- When did you arrive in Beijing?
- I arrive July the 8th.
- When ( what day ) do you want to go to Shanghai?
- I want to go to Shanghai next friday.
Conversation 4 : When will you go back?
Translation- When will you bo back? ( when dou you plan to go back to your country )
- September of next year. ( I plan to go back September of next year )
I plan to come back in China in two years. ( In two years, I plan to return to China)
GrammarPhrase structure : 是...的是...的 is used in a sentence to emphasize the time, place or manner of an action which took place in the past. 是 is placed before the word group that is emphasized (是 may sometimes be omitted) and 的 comes after the verb or at the end of the sentence.Example:
- 你 是 哪年 出生 的? Which year are you born?
- 我 是 1976年 出生 的。 I'm born in 1976?
- 你 是 什么时候 到 北京 的? When did you arrive in Beijing?
- 我 是 昨天 到北 京 的。 I arrived in Beijing yesterday?
Time, adverb positionWhen an adverbial adjunct denotes the time of an action, it can be put before the subject or verb.Example:
- 我 想 明天 去 上海。I'll go to Shanghai tomorrow.
- 我 打算 明天 回国。 I'll go back tomorrow.
- 明年 我 打算 还 来 中国。 I plan to be back in China next year.
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